Form 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) BHP GROUP LTD

Barclays PLC
17 May 2024
 

FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN

EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY ("RI") STATUS

(OR WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT APPLICABLE)

Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.

KEY INFORMATION

(a)

Name of exempt principal trader:

BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD

(b)

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

 relevant securities this form relates:

BHP GROUP LTD

(c)

Name of the party to the offer with which exempt

 principal trader is connected

BHP GROUP LTD

(d)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

16 May 2024

(e)

In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal

 trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

YES:

 ANGLO AMERICAN PLC

2.

POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree

 

to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

Class of relevant security:

Ordinary NPV


Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:

10,000,753

0.20%

9,157,841

0.18%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

6,135,298

0.12%

7,547,757

0.15%

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 TOTAL:

 

16,136,051

0.32%

16,705,598

0.33%

 








(b)

Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive options)

Class of relevant security in relation to

 which subscription right exists

 

Details, including nature of the rights

 concerned and relevant percentages:

 

3.

DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchase and sales

 






Class of relevant

 security

Purchase/sale

Total number of

 securities

Highest price per unit

 paid/received

Lowest price per unit

 paid/received

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

673401

23.6000  GBP

23.3850  GBP

Ordinary NPV

Sale

134215

44.7118  AUD

30.0650  AUD

Ordinary NPV

Sale

1683000

545.0311  ZAR

542.1868  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

Sale

312322

23.6000  GBP

23.3850  GBP

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

138251

44.7001  AUD

30.0650  AUD

 








(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of  relevant  security

Product  description

Nature of dealing

Number of  reference  securities

Price per  unit

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2

543.5300  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Long

499

44.5288  AUD

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Long

791

544.3507  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Long

3,872

544.0091  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,025

545.8012  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,005

544.7600  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Long

5,522

542.7811  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Long

6,296

44.5455  AUD

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Long

8,753

542.3869  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Long

9,344

44.5532  AUD

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Long

9,526

544.1532  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Long

13,179

545.6000  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Long

13,485

544.0716  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Long

56,423

23.5154  GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Long

66,161

44.6847  AUD

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2

543.5300  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

68

23.3598  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

69

23.4100  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

171

23.4000  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

242

23.5522  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

262

23.5832  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

494

44.4911  AUD

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

528

23.5108  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

545

23.5855  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

598

543.3984  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

898

23.5645  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

902

23.5699  GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,000

23.4800  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,316

23.5695  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,786

23.5663  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,000

23.4576  GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Short

2,295

23.4723  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,290

23.5436  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,005

544.7600  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Short

5,185

23.5264  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,522

542.6183  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Short

5,564

23.5066  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,862

23.5336  GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Short

8,507

23.5200  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,526

544.1532  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Short

10,914

23.5285  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,179

545.6000  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,485

544.0716  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

20,158

23.5570  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

20,746

23.5272  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

21,158

23.4538  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Decreasing Short

48,009

23.5200  GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,700,000

23.4100  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Long

146

544.5000  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Long

224

543.2000  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Long

451

44.6089  AUD

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Long

791

544.2010  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Long

2,000

44.6733  AUD

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,872

543.8596  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Long

4,025

545.6511  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,087

23.5417  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,693

543.3394  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Long

5,932

44.5427  AUD

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Long

8,753

542.2378  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Long

61,201

44.5559  AUD

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Long

125,549

44.5400  AUD

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Long

187,608

544.9759  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

10

23.5453  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

34

23.3598  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

100

23.4600  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

101

23.5200  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

146

544.5000  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

224

543.2000  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

237

44.6247  AUD

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

283

23.4479  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

356

23.4214  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

470

23.4200  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

598

543.3984  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

700

44.6240  AUD

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Short

911

23.4938  GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Short

960

23.5200  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,160

44.5932  AUD

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,458

23.5201  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,693

543.3394  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,464

44.5933  AUD

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Short

9,490

23.5078  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

48,100

23.5200  GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Short

49,857

23.5740  GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Short

168,311

23.5672  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Increasing Short

187,608

545.1395  ZAR

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Increasing Short

206,504

23.5529  GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Opening Long

14,088

23.5190  GBP

 








(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions  (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class

 of

 relevant

 security

Product

 description

Writing,

 purchasing,

 selling,

 varying etc

Number

 of

 securities

 to which

 option

 relates

Exercise

 price

 per unit

Type

Expiry

 date

Option

 money

 paid/

 received

 per unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 








(ii)

Exercising

 






Class of relevant

 security

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

 securities

Exercise price per

 unit

 

 

 

 

 

 








(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant

 security

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

 applicable)

 

 

 

 

4.

OTHER INFORMATION

(a)

Indemnity and other dealings arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding,

 formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by

 the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party

 to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:

NONE

(b)

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between

 the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any other person relating to:

 (i)   the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or

 (ii)   the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which

 any derivative is referenced:

NONE

(c)

Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:

17 May 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

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